Calculus 3 – First Order Partial Derivatives

Recently, I encountered a matrix called jacobian matrix. Jacobian matrix is a matrix that consists of first order partial derivatives of vector value function. Pseudo Inverse of jacobian matrix can be used to solve inverse kinematic problem in robotic field. So what is partial derivatives ? Partial derivative symbolized as ∂ (partial dee). Partial Derivative is a part of calculus. Based on literature :

“a derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to one variable, the other(s) being treated as constant.”

example function:

f(x,y) = y³x + 4x + 5y

∂f/∂x means partial derivative of f(x,y) in respect to x. where we treat y as constant.

∂f/∂x = y³ + 4

steps:

partial derivative (∂f/∂x) of y³x = y³x / x = y³

partial derivative (∂f/∂x) of 4x = 4x / x = 4

partial derivative (∂f/∂x) of constant 5y = 0

so ∂f/∂x = y³ + 4

∂f/∂y means partial derivative of f(x,y) in respect to y. where we treat x as constant.

f(x,y) = y³x + 4x + 5y

∂f/∂y = 2y²x + 5

steps :

partial derivative (∂f/∂y) of y³x = 2y²x

partial derivative (∂f/∂y) of contsant 4x = 0

partial derivative (∂f/∂y) of 5y = 5y / y = 5

so∂f/∂y = 2y²x + 5

Another example, partial derivative of this explicit function :

y = 3x2 – 5z2 + 2x2z – 4xz2 – 9

∂y/∂x = ?

steps :

∂y/∂x of 3x2 = 2.3x2-1 = 6x

∂y/∂x of 5z2 = 0

∂y/∂x of 2x2z = 2.2x2-1z = 4xz

∂y/∂x of 4xz2 = 4z2

∂y/∂x of 9 = 0

So ∂y/∂x of y = 6x + 4xz- 4z2

what about ∂y/∂z ?

steps:

∂y/∂z of 3x2 = 0

∂y/∂z of 5z2 = 2.5z2-1 = 10z

∂y/∂z of 2x2z = 2x2z * 1/z = 2x2

∂y/∂z of 4xz2 = 2. 4xz2-1 = 8xz

∂y/∂z of 9 = 0

So ∂y/∂z of y = -10z + 2x2 – 8xz

First Order Partial Derivative of a function that consists of 3 variables ?